Pardee of Danville, Ind., was found dead in a car at 101 N. Green River Road on Saturday afternoon. He died of a single gunshot wound to the head, according to the Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office.

Pardee was murdered in the final week of a year that saw a historically high murder total. At least 19 people were murdered in Vanderburgh County in 2017, according to the Evansville Police Department and the Courier & Press's own count.

Dasean Mahe Summers(Photo: Supplied/Evansville Police Department)

Correction: Due to a reporter’s error, earlier versions of this story underestimated the number of murders in Vanderburgh County in 2017. According to Evansville Police Department and the Courier & Press’s count, at least 19 people were murdered in Vanderburgh County in 2017. The story has been updated to reflect this total.